The beautiful painting depicts the story of a beautiful lady Ahalya the wife of sage Gautama, Ahalya was turned into a stone as she was cursed by her husband Sage Gautama, according to the story-
Once Lord Rama and His younger brother Lakshmana were going to Mithila along with their master Sage Vishwamitra to attend a competition organised by the King Janaka of Mithila.
On their way to Mithila there were beautiful forests and hermitages of sages. Vishwamitra narrated many stories and legends to Rama and Lakshmana. The journey was invigorating.

They came across a beautiful but vacant hermitage. It belonged to sage Gautama. Out of curiosity Rama asked as to why it was empty. Ahalya was the wife of sage Gautama. For a sin she committed, the sage cursed her to "become a stone and be in dust for thousands of years," and left the hermitage for performing penance elsewhere. Vishwamitra narrated the story to Rama and said, "Rama, now you redeem Ahalya." They entered the empty hermitage. As soon as Rama stepped over the stone, which was once Ahalya, she regained her old form and beauty. She welcomed them and treated them to sumptuous food. Realising. that his wife had been redeemed from the curse, sage Gautama also returned to the hermitage. All were happy.